Etymology

Prony

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Today it means: A locality in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic pronn
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The story

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived frompronn“crumbly soil”
  2. English todayProny

Possibly from Scottish Gaelic pronn (“crumbly soil”), or the Pictish cognate of Welsh bron (“breast, breast-shaped hill”), bryn (“hill”) or pren (“wood”).

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